T-minus 2 hours to debate
T-minus 2 hours to debate
Discussions with delegates and chairs
Like the end of a romcom, we stand here at the start of LIMUN 2022 feeling happy, confused and overjoyed.
After the fruitful interviewing of arriving delegates and chairs at the MUN, we see the array of emotions experienced by the on-comers. The delegates, both experienced and first-timers, are as nervous as they are excited. And the chairs are no different. They seem ready to take on the challenge of chairing the various contentious topic at play here at the conference.
The UNSC President, Yusif Syleymanov, in particular, looks forward to the many different perspectives of the various students, and how they will compete against each other using powerful debating strategies. They look forward to seeing delegates come up with tactful ways to overcome their fellow delegates diplomatically, whilst coming up with viable directives to initiate resolution talk by the end of day 1.
The COPUOUS Director, Maarten Coessens, believes discourse on the larger than life topics of sustainability of the environment in space and the control mechanisms and possible regulations we offer against the ever-growing powers of non-state actors in space. The head-chair anticipates that the many different fantastical views he expects would allow for a bombastic debate on a very important topic for our future.
The WHO Director, Areti Barba, will be arguing the distribution of vaccines and the right medical improvements needed to be made regarding mental health medication, especially in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. She says that she is 'ready, nervous and confident', and believes that the on-coming debates will be extremely important and contentious, as the topics are very relevant and hard to legislate.
As we interviewed chairs and delegates, we could feel the excitement buzzing around them, as well as the hard work that everyone has put in to debate policies that can create a positive change in the world.
By Fasih Rehman and Dominico Riviera